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The last few generations have seen a revival of the magical Pagan traditions and the rise of the old gods. Yet recently these arcane faiths have devolved and become stagnant under the weight of literalism, greed and political correctness. Occult Stores and Witch Covens have become New Age dilutions. Magick is no longer practiced correctly, the gods are not revered as originally intended, and esoteric teachings have been watered down to the point they are but poor replications of the mainstream Abrahamic faiths. From Thelema to Hermeticism, from Secret Societies to Goddess Worship, the Demiurge has poisoned the occult arts to the point of irrelevance. We take a serious inspection of what went wrong and how the Neo-Pagan religions can return to their original roots before they are swallowed by capitalism and weak-willed, dishonest leadership. Astral Guest-- Keith Nicholson , author of 'Above, Below, Within: Planetary Magick and the Greek Gods'. Topics Discussed: --Keith's poignant and often tragic journey from a Baptist Seminarian to a practicing witch. --Why most magical traditions today have been diluted almost to impotency by politically correct Hierophants, New Age philosophy, and the lingering influence of Christianity. --Why there is no such thing as black or white magic, left or right hand path, and generally good or evil in the truest form of Magick and all other neo-Pagan worldviews. --Exposing the growing fundamentalism of witches, Wiccans, and occult store owners who have become nothing more than snake oil salesmen and banal cult leaders. --Reasons why the concepts of karma and an afterlife should be discarded in all Neo-Pagan dogmas (and other esoteric ones as well) if an individual is to truly attain a higher state of consciousness. --Why the marginalizing of sexual rites has severely injured the magical-practicing traditions (and why sexual rites are essential to appease the gods and other agents). --The case why the Greek Gods are the most important pantheon to venerate if one is to be a successful witch or magician, even though the gods probably don't exist as we know them. --Understanding that Magick, at its core, is a science for material gain first and foremost (and why there is nothing wrong with that).